Tuesday, October 14, 2008

BPA in more than just Tupperware

So many of you have heard me say that BPA is in plastics numbered 3,6, and 7. Well, I was right and wrong all at the same time. BPA is in those plastics, but not only those plastics. It is found in Various canned goods including baby formulas and plastic bags/containers that house pre-packaged foods.
We were all out raged by the melanin in the baby formulas, but we stand idly by and let BPA in our baby formulas. Why? Well, most Americans don't know about BPA, what it does and how it could possibly be in canned goods, nor does it immediately make you ill. It causes "irreversible damage to hormone production."
You start to feel that the standard is, if it doesn't immediately kill you or produce catastrophic results, it doesn't make the front page, or even the 16th page of the news. Slow killers go unnoticed for years. The EWG has some amazing articles and research out about BPA in foods and infant formulas. Please click here to see the article, and here to see the infant formula purchasing guide.

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